1991–92 Rugby Football League season

The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

1991–92 Rugby Football League season
LeagueChampionship
Duration26 Rounds
TeamsFirst Division: 14
Second Division: 8
Third Division: 14
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
First Division
Champions Wigan
Premiership winners Wigan
Man of Steel Award Dean Bell
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Second Division
Second Division
Champions Sheffield Eagles
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Second Division
Relegated to Third Division
Third Division
Champions Huddersfield
Promotion and Relegation
Promoted to Second Division

At the end of the season, players from several clubs were selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Season summary

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League Tables

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For the third consecutive season Wigan finished top of the pile, relegated were Swinton and Featherstone Rovers. To date this is Swinton's last appearance in the top flight and more trouble would follow after this relegation their ground Station Road was sold following mis-management. The club are still without a permanent home within the town's boundaries.[1]

First Division

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1Wigan (C)262204645307+33844Qualification for Premiership first round
2St Helens261727550388+16236
3Castleford261529558365+19332
4Warrington2615011507431+7630
5Leeds2614111515406+10929
6Wakefield Trinity2613112400435−3527
7Halifax2612014618566+5224
8Widnes2612014511477+3424
9Hull Kingston Rovers2612014379466−8724
10Salford2611015480507−2722
11Bradford Northern2611015476513−3722
12Hull2611015468526−5822
13Featherstone Rovers (R)2611015449570−12122Relegated to Second Division
14Swinton (R)263023254853−5996
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Sheffield Eagles (C, P)282116816396+42043Promoted to First Division
Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round
2Leigh (P)282107617401+21642
3Oldham281828558421+13738Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round
4London Crusaders2814014428483−5528
5Rochdale Hornets2812214619489+13026
6Carlisle2812115490466+2425
7Ryedale-York (R)285221338749−41112Relegated to Third Division
8Workington Town (R)284222310771−46110
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Third Division

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Huddersfield (C, P)262303869257+61246Promoted to Second Division
Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round
2Bramley (P)262105675258+41742
3Dewsbury261916794279+51539Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round
4Batley261826641279+36238
5Barrow261718663355+30835
6Doncaster261529567362+20532
7Keighley Cougars261529587420+16732
8Hunslet2616010654553+10132
9Scarborough Pirates2610016483499−1620
10Whitehaven269017510595−8518
11Highfield269017406646−24018
12Chorley Borough264022290842−5528
13Trafford Borough262024306941−6354
14Nottingham City2600261641323−11590
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Challenge Cup

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Regal Trophy

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Premiership

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County cups

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References

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  1. ^ "Salford v Swinton has it all". Oldham Advertiser. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Final table". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 April 1992. p. 30 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.

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